DeForest, Robert Weeks (1848-1931)

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National Conference of Charities and Correction

Robert Weeks DeForest to Jane Addams, November 25, 1903

Arthur Piper Kellogg to Jane Addams, July 16, 1919

Address to the University Settlement, March 21, 1903

Comments at the University Society Annual Meeting, March 21, 1903 (excerpts)

The Friendship of Settlement Work, March 28, 1903

Jane Addams to Charles B. Ball, December 10, 1903

Elsie M. Smith Lucas to W. E. B. DuBois, May 14, 1907

Jane Addams to Lillian D. Wald, January 4, 1911

Jane Addams to Lillian D. Wald, December 11, 1911

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, November 12, 1912

Christina Merriman to Jane Addams, January 21, 1914

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, November 25, 1914

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, September 25, 1916

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, November 8, 1916

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, January 9, 1917

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, April 27, 1917

Arthur Piper Kellogg to Jane Addams, April 30, 1917

Arthur Piper Kellogg to Jane Addams, May 4, 1917

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, May 5, 1917

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, August 8, 1917

Arthur Piper Kellogg to Jane Addams, September 26, 1917

Arthur Piper Kellogg to Jane Addams, October 24, 1917

Arthur Piper Kellogg to Jane Addams, June 12, 1918

Arthur Piper Kellogg to Jane Addams, October 25, 1918

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, December 7, 1918

Arthur Piper Kellogg to Jane Addams, January 16, 1919

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, February 3, 1920

Arthur Piper Kellogg to Jane Addams, February 14, 1920

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, May 4, 1920

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Jane Addams, June 4, 1920

Arthur Piper Kellogg to Jane Addams, November 11, 1920

Arthur Piper Kellogg to Jane Addams, December 7, 1920

Lillian D. Wald to Jane Addams, January 15, 1925

List of Potential Members of the Barnett Memorial Fellowship Committee, January 15, 1925

Jane Addams to Robert Weeks DeForest, December 10, 1903

Paul Underwood Kellogg to Robert Weeks DeForest, July 3, 1912

Eleanor Daggett Karsten to Robert Weeks DeForest, July 29, 1918

John Bertram Andrews to Jane Addams, et. al, January 12, 1923

John Bertram Andrews to Jane Addams, January 4, 1924

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Robert Weeks Jr

I believe I am a relative of Robert Dougty Weeks and Robert Weeks DeForest along with many others so says Ancestry.DNA, Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org

Cathy Moran Hajo

That's pretty neat! If you click on the More Document Records, and click the SNAC link, you can find archives that might have some of his papers, which might help you learn more about his fascinating life.

Birth Date

1848-04-25

Death Date

1931-05-06

Birthplace

New York, NY

Biographical Text

Robert W. DeForest, born April 25, 1848, was a lawyer, philanthropist, and civic leader in New York City. He was the general counsel for the Central Railroad from 1874-1924, working from the DeForest Brothers law firm. He was a director in a number of firms, including the New York & Long Branch railroad, All-America Cables, and the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. DeForest was active in many charitable organizations. He served as the president of the Charity Organization Society in New York from 1888 to 1931, and of the Welfare Council in New York City. He was the first Tenement House Commissioner, and a president of the National Conference for Charities and Correction. DeForest was the co-author, with Lawrence Veiller, of The Tenement House Problem. He became the President of the newly formed National Housing Association of New York in 1910. DeForest was also president of the American Red Cross, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1913-1931). DeForest and his wife built the American wing of the Museum.

He married Emily Johnson in 1872. They had four children: Johnston, Henry, Ethel, and Frances. DeForest died in 1931 at age 83.

Occupation

Lawyer

Philanthropist

Social Worker

Source

Photo from The World's Work, 1913-1914.

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People

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1903

Bibliography and Links

"DE FOREST A LEADER IN CHARITIES HERE: CIVIC AND ART LEADER DEAD AT 83.", New York Times (New York, NY), May 7, 1931, p. 1, 14

"National Housing Association Formed," Hartford Courant, March 4, 1910, p. 13.

"Robert W. DeForest, Art Patron, Is Dead, Indianapolis Star, May 7, 1931, p. 1.

1880 United States Federal Census

Robert W. de Forest, "A Brief History of the Housing Movement in America," The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Vol. 51 (Jan., 1914), pp. 8-16.

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“DeForest, Robert Weeks (1848-1931),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 8, 2024, https://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/396.